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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: Grand Master Patch on 28 May 2010, 22:06

Title: K03s Oil Seals
Post by: Grand Master Patch on 28 May 2010, 22:06

Anyone know how big a job fitting new oil seals is?

Title: Re: K03s Oil Seals
Post by: Wazzzer on 28 May 2010, 22:22

have yours sh!t themselves then  :sad:

not sure on how the K03s internals are but I did my own on a Garrett T3 and it wasn't too bad

Title: Re: K03s Oil Seals
Post by: Grand Master Patch on 28 May 2010, 22:31

It was in the garage for an unrelated job,but the pancake pipe had to come off and a pool of oil was reported,i'll have a look again in a few days to see if any oil comes back as the pipe was cleaned.

Title: Re: K03s Oil Seals
Post by: Wazzzer on 28 May 2010, 22:34

might have been remnants from the years before the catch can was fitted (hopefully)

Title: Re: K03s Oil Seals
Post by: james2 on 28 May 2010, 23:57

mine was the same lots of oil poured out of intercooler when changing my pancake pipe.....im going to boot it more through the gears see if it happens again...its not good ...my intercooler must think its a oil cooler :grin:

Title: Re: K03s Oil Seals
Post by: Dan_GTI on 29 May 2010, 08:59

interesting and worrying thought as i've noticed some oil in some of my boost pipes and the dump valve had some in too  :embarassed:
can you disconnect the pancake pipe just by taking the wheel off? or is it easier getting underneath?

Title: Re: K03s Oil Seals
Post by: james2 on 29 May 2010, 20:32

get under the car to take the pipe off ...not hard  :wink:

Title: Re: K03s Oil Seals
Post by: RTechUK on 30 May 2010, 13:17

Oil is very common in the boost pipes stock and remapped, its not a sign of the seals being fecked.  Get a TDI and you find the intercooler thick with black oil.

Nick

Title: Re: K03s Oil Seals
Post by: Grand Master Patch on 30 May 2010, 13:35

That's reassuring Nick.

What signs would oil seals give?

Title: Re: K03s Oil Seals
Post by: Wazzzer on 30 May 2010, 14:04

if the 3 turbos I have killed over the years are anything to go by, a LOT of smoke ALL the time  :grin:

Title: Re: K03s Oil Seals
Post by: Purely VAG on 30 May 2010, 18:34

Blue smoke out the exhaust is no. 1 key.

Title: Re: K03s Oil Seals
Post by: RTechUK on 01 June 2010, 10:49

Quote from: JordyGTI on 30 May 2010, 18:34

Blue smoke out the exhaust is no. 1 key.

+1

Title: Re: K03s Oil Seals
Post by: DarkGti on 01 June 2010, 12:02

I got white smoke out of mine :huh: :huh:

Title: Re: K03s Oil Seals
Post by: RTechUK on 01 June 2010, 12:51

Quote from: DarkGti on 01 June 2010, 12:02

I got white smoke out of mine :huh: :huh:

blue / white smoke  :smiley:

Title: Re: K03s Oil Seals
Post by: Wazzzer on 01 June 2010, 17:46

yes as they burn water/oil together. It smells rank too :sick: